Trowel



TROWEL Filed Sept. 28v 1926 gwumto o WJCP @ZZ.

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S. V K y r'nownn.

Application filed September 28,1326. sl ial'm'ofl fi.

.Thisinvention relates to trowels and more particularly to a tro'wel'for useby masons in laying the walls of hollow the, and-the like. I

Animportant object of the invention to provide adeviee or" this cl1aractcrs o. constructedthat the trowel-may be employedto grasp oneend oi the tile in the operation ot'shitting the tile into its position upon largedportion 17'thereof. Within this en the wall, so that the mason need not lay V t this tilne.

further object of the invention is to so construct the grasping mechanism employed upon the trowel that during the operation of picking up mortar-trom the heartland applyin gthismortar to the "face of tiles, it will notbe' in the'way. V v

' A further ob ect of the invention is to produce 'tL'ClGVlCG ofsthis character which may be readily and cheaply constructed, whichwl'll' be durable and efiicient in service and a' generalimprovement in the art.

These and other objects I attai-nby the construction shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein for the purpose-of -1llu-s trat-ion is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein I Figure 1 is a side elevation showings trowel constructed in accordance with my in ,vention applied to one end of a tire to assist in lifting the same, the gripping element bemg illustrated in its inoperative position in dotted lines Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the trowel; I

Figure 3 1s a Vertical sectional View through the trowel showing the manner of mounting the gripping element therein Figure at is a fragmentary sectional View showing the manner of connecting the head 7 with the stem.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 10 generally designates the blade of a trowel and 11 a shank secured thereto and having an offset tang 12 for engagement with the handle 18. The connecting bar 14: providing the offset in the shank is thickened at a'point adjacent the end of the handle, as at 15, and has formed therethrough a. bore 16, the upper end of which is enlarged, as at 17. Adjacent its lower end, the connecting bar 14 is provided upon its rearfacecwith a boss 18 which is provided with an opening 19 cQ-aXial with head upwardly.

clamp the end of the tile.

to appear. I

Slidably directed through the opening 19 is astem 20, the lower'end oiiwhich has afoot 21 underlying the adjacent end of the trowel blade 10. The- .nper end of this stem has-'a reduced extens'ion22 fitting the bore -16 and projecting upwardly into the enlarged portion ahead 23 is secured to the extension, which head fits the enlarged portion 17 of the bore and'pr'ojects above the upper surface of the handle, so thatiit may be readily engaged byt-he thumb out the operator. Between the bottom of the enlarged portion of thebore and the head, aspring 24 is disposed, which normally urges this The bottom of r the Y blade 10 at the rear-end thereof is preferably provided with a recess251in which't-he head 21 engages when moved upwardly under the influence of the-spring 2%.

In the useot the device, when it is vdesired to lift the tile to the wall, the operator depresses the -teot '21 by engaging the head'23 with his thumb until there is sufficient space between the upper surface of the foot 21 and the adjacent face or" the blade to permit the tile to he slipped th'erebetween. The trowel is then properly placed upon the tile and the thumb released fromthe head 23,

permitting the foot 21 to move upwardly under the influence of the spring 2d and The other hand of the operator is then'engaged with the opposite end of the tile and the tile lifted into aosition. In withdrawin the trowel b 7 it may bedirectly slipped from the tile or' manner. :It is pointed out that by this structure, the weight of the trowel-engaged end oi the tile is placed very close to the hand and notspaced from the hand as it would be where the operator followed the usual practice and engaged the point of his" trowel in the opening of the tile. The connection between the head 23 and shank 22 is preferably threaded, as shown moreclearly in Figure 4:, so that this head may be adjusted to regulate the distance betweent he upper face ofthe foot 21 and the lower face of the blade 10 when the foot is depressed Since it is obvious that the construction hereinbefore set forth is capable of a certain range of change andmodification without materially departing from the spirit ofthe invention, I do not limit myself to such structure except as hereinafter I offset portion of the blade providing a claimed] I claim e 1. In a trowel, a blade, a handle connected to the, blade at one end thereof, a member having a foot opposing the bottom of the blade at said end, a spring normally "maintaining the foot in engagement with the blade and means engageable by: a. member of a hand engaging the handle for shiftmg said member aga nst the action of the spring to separate the foot fromthe bottom of the blade.

- 2. In a trowel, a blade, a handle connected to the blade at one end thereof, amember having a foot opposing the bottom of the blade at said end, a spring normally maintaining the foot in engagement with the blade and means engageable by a member of a hand engaging the handle for shifting said member against the action of the spring to separate the foot from the bottom of .the blade, said bladehaving a recess receiving the underlying portion of, the foot whereby the bottoms of the foot and blade 8. In a trowel,.a blade, a handle 'con nected with the blade at one end thereof and means at said end of the blade for coa recess within which the opposed portion of said means is normally housed.

4c. In a trowel, a blade, a shank connected with the blade and having an offset tang adapted for connection with a handle,the

mounting for a member having a foot underlying the blade and a spring normally urging said member upwardly to thereby maintain the foot in engagement with the blade or with an article disposed between it and the blade. I

I 5. In a trowel, a-blade, ashanliconnected with the blade and havingan offset tang adapted for connection with a handle, the offset portion of the blade providing a signature. I t

' WILLIAM C. PRATT.

. acting with the blade to clampingly engage the wall of tile or the like, the blade having mounting for a member having a foot un-f 

